Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
full plate
Portuguese translation:
estou cheia de trabalho
Added to glossary by
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Feb 6, 2007 12:15
17 yrs ago
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English term
Brazil
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Technical Translation Specialist
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese
full plate
English to Portuguese
Tech/Engineering
Management
I have a pretty full plate, and I’m spending too much time answering simple user questions or troubleshooting system crashes
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 4 +1 | estou cheia de trabalho |
Marina FS
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| 4 +2 | tenho muito trabalho/tenho as mãos cheias |
claudia estanislau
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| 4 | atolado |
mccampello
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Proposed translations
+1
8 mins
Selected
estou cheia de trabalho
outra expressão pouco coloquial que é usada com frequência
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Obrigada
T."
+2
4 mins
claudia estanislau
Native in Portuguese
Major in Tourism and Canine Behaviour
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
tenho muito trabalho/tenho as mãos cheias
"tenho muito trabalho" menos coloquial, também usamos "tenho as mãos cheias" para expressar exactamente o mesmo.
Boa sorte Teresa
Boa sorte Teresa
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
sarahjeanne (X)
2 mins
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obrigada Sarah
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| agree |
Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
15 mins
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obrigada Patricia
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3 hrs
mccampello
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Brazil
High quality text in Portuguese
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
atolado
Costuma-se dizer "estou atolado de trabalho". É mais uma opção para você.
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